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  Singing Women provide masks for New York neighborhood

  Texas Baptist musicians who had prayed for New York City and prepared to perform concerts in churches there have spent recent weeks sewing protective masks for a congregation in Queens to distribute to its ethnically diverse neighborhood.

  05/12/2020 - By Ken Camp / Managing Editor

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  Churches return to in-person worship one step at a time

  Texas Baptist churches that prepare to resume in-person worship discover a far different experience than they knew before the COVID-19 outbreak.

  05/06/2020 - By Ken Camp / Managing Editor

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  Return to gathering offers opportunity for fresh relaunch

  As congregations plan when and how to return after suspending in-person worship services to stop the spread of COVID-19, Texas Baptist leaders suggested issues for churches to consider as they relaunch.

  04/29/2020 - By Ken Camp / Managing Editor

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  Group’s alternative plan would cut ties between BGCT and HSU

  A group of concerned Hardin-Simmons University alumni, donors and others wants to eliminate mandated Baptist General Convention of Texas representation on the board of trustees.

  04/21/2020 - By Ken Camp / Managing Editor

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  Baylor cuts costs in response to pandemic

  In response to the COVID-19 pandemic’s impact, Baylor University will implement a hiring freeze, eliminate some vacant positions and delay construction on most major capital projects as part of an effort to cut costs by up to $80 million in the next fiscal year.

  04/15/2020 - By Ken Camp / Managing Editor

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  West Dallas ministry meets needs with drive-through service

  In the current COVID-19 crisis, Brother Bill’s Helping Hand ministry made changes rapidly to find ways to continue to meet a variety of needs in unconventional ways.

  04/07/2020 - By Ken Camp / Managing Editor

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  Chaplains share hope creatively in COVID-19 context

  Chaplains at all six Buckner Retirement Services Communities are seeking creative ways to share messages of faith, hope and comfort in the wake of social distancing measures in response to the coronavirus.

  03/26/2020 - By Russ Dilday / Buckner International

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  TBM donates protective masks to hospitals, first responders

  Texas Baptist Men donated 15,000 protective masks and assorted other supplies to be used by hospitals and first responders across the state in the midst of the growing novel coronavirus pandemic.

  03/23/2020 - By John Hall / Texas Baptist Men

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  Creating online participatory worship services

  Angela Gorrell, assistant professor of practical theology at Truett Seminary, provides a free guide to creating participatory worship services as churches go online.

  03/23/2020 - By Angela Gorrell / / Baylor University

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  COVID-19 forces churches to get creative quickly

  Increasingly stringent public health guidelines regarding the COVID-19 outbreak not only forced Texas Baptist churches to make rapid adjustments to worship, but also to think creatively about how to minister in the weeks ahead.

  03/17/2020 - By Ken Camp / Managing Editor

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  Updated: Coronavirus compels major adjustments

  Baptist mission-sending agencies and universities scramble to make adjustments prompted by coronavirus-related travel restrictions and advisories.

  03/10/2020 - By Ken Camp / Managing Editor

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  HSU trustees remain committed to decision to close Logsdon

  After their second meeting within three weeks, Hardin-Simmons University trustees expressed “full confidence” in President Eric Bruntmyer and in their decision to close Logsdon Seminary and several other university programs.

  03/03/2020 - By Ken Camp / Managing Editor